#978a5f

Color #978a5f

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 18.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-500 #7c7c67 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#978a5f

RGB

rgb(151, 138, 95)

HSL

hsl(46.1, 22.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.1, 37.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 37.1%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(57.64, -1.75, 24.83)

LCH

lch(57.64, 24.89, 94.03)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0617, 93.25)

HWB

hwb(46.1, 37.3%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f6c97

Analogous

#976e5f

#978a5f

#88975f

Triadic

#978a5f

#5f978a

#8a5f97

Split-complementary

#978a5f

#5f8897

#6e5f97

Tetradic

#978a5f

#6c975f

#5f6c97

#8a5f97

Square

#978a5f

#5f976e

#5f6c97

#975f88

Shades

Color #978a5f mixed toward black.

#7e734f

#655c3f

#4b452f

#322e20

#191710

Tints

Color #978a5f mixed toward white.

#aa9e78

#bbb293

#ccc5ae

#ddd8c9

#eeece4

Tones

Color #978a5f mixed toward gray.

#928764

#8e8568

#89826d

#848072

#807d76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#92916b · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#92936e · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#967476 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #978a5f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#978a5f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#978a5f (#978a5f) is rgb(151, 138, 95) in RGB.

No, #978a5f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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